St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-18
Farg0's Chief Officer Handler With His
Fists Than he Late Foreman of
the Grand Jury.
A Syndicate Which Intends to Draw the
Biggest Prize in the Louisiana
Gift Enterprise.
Fargo's Claim to Being a Cool Summer
Resort Not Being Advertised For
a Few Days.
Local 0pti0n---The Red River Valley
Circuis---Fargo Leads the Red
River League.


Special to the Globe.
z FARGO, June 17.-One syndicate of
100 members in Fargo had $500 invested
an the drawing of the Louisiana benevo-
1ence that took place last Tuesday, and
some of the members are securing
! options on lots in which to invest their
share of the $4,000 they are confident of
drawing. One resident of North
Dakota, an army officer at one of the
posts, about three years ago drew $780,
O0O In this lottery, but he died soon
after-still the 100 will take all mortu-
airy risks, and their faith is. unbounded.
One of the outside ticket holders has
had vision in which the numbers of
silis ticket appeared ON the walls in
shining letters, under the caption of
capital prize, and he refused $40 for a
81 ticket.
&. In making some repairs the past week
the water works parties discovered that
the Dakota bank of the Red river had
moved out two feet in five years-of
course adding that much to the TERRITORY
at the expense of Minnesota. Some at
tribute the singular fact to the posses
slonS OF so many pOnderouS citizens on
the west side of the river, but the Red
river soil is peculiar-given to freaks
lit bulges easily and it is generally nee
'eessary to brace the sides of the deep
bitches. A few years ago the founday
ton of one of the largest blocks gave
way, and it is necessary to exercise I'M
usual care in laying foundations.
The past two weeks has not been
favorable time to present. to visitors the
attractions of North Dakota as a cool
summer resort. A visitor from south
ern Illinois refused 70 stay but one day.
and said he had not seen such sWelter-
ing weather this season. Col. Morton.
however, explained to him that it was
i'll violation Of ALI. June precedentsA-in;
ten years had never seen it so warm in
June-weetd never happen. SO again.
and could only attribute it to a little
local acknowledgment local option and
saa2on people; but Judge Goodrich, of,
southern illinois, always came ul5 to
refrigerate in the summer, and incident
ally took back with hun from $4,000 to
$4,000 profit on his 2, coo acres of wheat.
! The county jail has been center of
attraction to some parties tie pastweel.s
owing to the new wrinkle in the reform
1fIe-anct the county is to support them
thirty days, while their staff officers
carry On their unSayOry business with
tits wonted corps of attractions-and
some business men fear their trade will
suffer. The affair is magnihed to sub
serve some purpose to be inferred rather
than stated. 1t is not common for good
people to go, into commissions of this
kind if corruptors of morals do
sometimes come to grief, and the social
fabric will survive if they do spend a
month in the quiet walls of the county
jail, and are not fed ON strawberries and
cream or RECALLED with banquets and
wines. The city authorities seem to
think the territory is intruding upon
their privileges in the matter. They
have assessed and collected fines eyery
month that amounted to high license.
and want no interference. It is alleged
by some of the numerous Signers of pc
titiOnS that the protection of municipal
virtue requires this moral sewerage, or
Immoral, and business interests are in
Volyed. The whole hubbub originated
in the dissatisfaction of girl of loose
fepute>W who came from st. Paul. and for
pense of good people, and was shreWd
enough to work them successft lily.
Some mention has been made of the
bout in the Argus gymnasium between
Alex Mckenzie and Col. w. T. Steele.
"A more exciting Setto was had one day
the past week. The United States grand
jury inspected the Argus block. and
when the major took them into the room
fitted up for athletic and pugilistic ex-
ercises the jurors were anxious for an
exhibition, and voted that their foreman.
eX-Mayor YerXa, who weighs about $50
pounds, should try the gloves with Mai.
Edwards. The latter disclaimed any
facility in that line with his wonted
simply fitted up for the amusement of
boys and visitors. AS matter of fact.
he has always been an expert in the
ring. When he enlisted as private i'm
the army in 1862 the only baggage he
took along was his gloves and sparring
apparatus. chiefly to keep his avOrdu-
pois down to marching proportions. or
one-horse weight, and to allow the enc
my's lead works chance to
get by. He was noted in the Western
army for vigof in. the use of the gloves.
and Gen. Logan is even said to have
had mentaFacquaintance with his
muscular powers: Well, Mr.. Yerxa
put on the gloves for the first time and
imagined that the cigars and drinks
Wagered by jurors would easily fall to
his champions. Time was called. and
the, ,eX-mayor plunged as if he would
send his opponent to grass in moment.
He was easily parted and allowed to
dance himself into red heat, when the
new, mayor let himself out, and with
little rapid work hit him under the
lug, closed the peppers, even started the
elaret and sent him Sprawling to grass.
bruised, sore, dilapidated and wonder
ing if the roof had not fallen on him.
The major was cool and unscatched.
and quietly inquired if any other mem
Der of the jury would like to put Oh the
gloves with him. The foreman. when
he was able to get up, wanted the iury
to bring in an indictment against the
major for violating the law against
pugiHSm.
1t was given out at some of the pull
pits last Sunday as an open secret that
the scheme of the county board to beat
the local option people was to hold no
session between those required by law
in July and October-the members be-
ing too busy looking after their crops
the theory being that the option can
vassers. would not have their petition
completed in July and in October it
would be too late, carrying the matter
closure. meeting of the temperance
workers was heN Monday morning and
provision made Tor getting the petitions /
completed by June Is. They claim that
theywill be ready on time. with the full
quota of names and evidence that thev
are such as the law requires. It is
pretty much conceded that if the cues
ton gets before the voters IL
eense will be voted down
and the saloons must go. the
country vote overbalancing that of the
city, and the local optionists claim that
their vote in the city will be surprise
to those not posted. There is probably
no branch of manufacture in Fargo that